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Demarius Reed's killer sentenced: 'I apologize to the family'

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Kristopher Pratt is escorted from the Washtenaw County Trial Court in Ann Arbor, Mich., after sentencing on Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2014. Pratt was sentenced to a minimum of 18 years, with a maximum of 30 years, in the murder of Eastern Michigan University football player Demarius Reed in October 2013.
(Patrick Record | The Ann Arbor News)

Pratt wasn't happy with the plea deal and filed a motion against it Tuesday.

"I feel like I was coerced to take this plea," Pratt said to Shelton Tuesday. "I asked you to interview witnesses. ... You didn't interview them. This case wasn't investigated like it should have been."

Shelton denied the motion as frivolous. Pratt testified as agreed to in the plea deal, Shelton said.

"Apparently the jury did not find his testimony credible but that's another matter," Shelton said.

Demarius Reed's mother, Tanesha Reed, submitted an impact statement to the court but was not able to travel from Chicago for Pratt's sentencing Tuesday.